FILE - DECEMBER 8, 2019: It was reported that Caroll Spinney, the longtime puppeteer behind Sesame Street characters Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch, died today, December 8,h 2019, at age 85 at his home in Connecticut, after living with Dystonia for some time. NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 08: Sesame Street's Big Bird And Puppeteer Caroll Spinney Light The Empire State Building at The Empire State Building on November 08, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images)
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